SQL Server DBA Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

SQL Server Database Administrator
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median SQL Server Database Administrator daily rate in Milton Keynes is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 April 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 37 48
Rank change year-on-year -23 +11 +22
Contract jobs requiring a SQL Server DBA 2 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 0.29% 0.51% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% 0.54% 0.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £400 £425
Median % change year-on-year - -5.88% +9.68%
75th Percentile - - £438
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £400 £400 £425
% change year-on-year - -5.88% +9.68%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 654 185 404
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.32% 94.39% 93.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 470 140 303
10th Percentile £351 £261 £265
25th Percentile £425 £390 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £475 £490
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -3.06% +3.16%
75th Percentile £600 £599 £588
90th Percentile £638 £650 £720
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £525 £500 £483
% change year-on-year +5.00% +3.63% +1.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 5 30
10th Percentile £15.25 £13.30 £15.85
25th Percentile £16.35 £15.25 £18.00
Median hourly rate £18.32 £19.00 £22.90
Median % change year-on-year -3.58% -17.02% +97.73%
75th Percentile £39.63 £53.75 £29.25
90th Percentile - £63.50 £48.75
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £18.32 £14.42 £23.88
% change year-on-year +27.05% -39.60% +81.42%

SQL Server DBA
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'SQL Server DBA' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

SQL Server DBA job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

SQL Server DBA
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SQL Server DBA job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for SQL Server DBA job vacancies in Milton Keynes

SQL Server DBA
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SQL Server DBA job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for SQL Server DBA job vacancies in Milton Keynes

SQL Server DBA Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 12 April 2026, SQL Server DBA contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Milton Keynes region featuring SQL Server DBA in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) MySQL
2 1 (50.00%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (50.00%) T-SQL

SQL Server DBA Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (50.00%) MySQL
2 1 (50.00%) PostgreSQL
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft